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The image displays a bar chart titled "Estimated world illiteracy rates, by region and by gender, last year." It has regions on the x-axis and percentages on the y-axis, ranging from 0 to 60. Data is presented for Developed Countries, Latin America, Caribbean, Oceania, Sub-Saharan Africa, Arab States, South and West Asia, East Asia and the Pacific. For Developed Countries, Male illiteracy is under 5%, Female is likewise. Latin America: Male approx. 10%, Female approx. 8%. Caribbean: Male 10%, Female under 10%. Oceania: Male approx. 20%, Female approx. 25%. Sub-Saharan Africa: Male just over 30%, Female approaching 50%. Arab States: Male approx. 25%, Female approx. 35%. South and West Asia: Male approx. 30%, Female approx. 50%. East Asia and the Pacific: Male under 10%, Female approx. 20%. The data showcases higher female illiteracy rates in every region except for Developed Countries where both genders have similar low rates. Sub-Saharan Africa and South and West Asia have the highest illiteracy rates for both genders, with females reaching almost 50% in both cases.
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The bar chart illustrates the estimated global illiteracy rates by different regions and sex for the previous year.
Generally, there is a large disparity between the illiteracy rates between both genders, with females having a higher rate compared to males in all regions, except Latin American/Caribbean and Developed Countries. The top 3 regions with the highest illiteracy rates are South Asia, Arab States and Sub-Saharan Africa. Meanwhile, illiteracy rates are lower in East Asia/Oceania, Latin American/Caribbean and Developed countries.
The highest illiteracy rate is observed in South Asia, where the reported rates for males and females are above 50% and 30%, respectively. With respect to the female population, the second and third highest Illiteracy rates is observed in the Arab States and Sub-Saharan Africa. respectively. This is not true for the male population, as it is much higher in Sub-Saharan Africa compared to Arab States.
The most literate region from the figure are Developed Countries, where the illiteracy rates are below 5% for both sexes. The second most literate country according to females is Latin America/Caribbean, which is above 10%. This is followed by East Asia, where the figure is 20%. However, the illiteracy rates in the Latin American/Caribbean region is higher compared to East Asia/Oceania in their male group.
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